Water faucet



Dec. 15, 1931. I A, RQSEWOQD 1,836,132

WATER FAUCET Filed June 50, 1928 INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 15, 1931 y ALFRED nosEWooDQ-'or snifrnnncrscdcnmronmaif*4k Vf urlvrrzn FAUCET:

` f Applmamn mea Juneau,

This invention relates to certain improvementsin water faucets of theclass which regulates both cold and hotwater by the turning of the samehandle onv the v saine faucet.y

15 :It also pertains toa class of faucets that are made up of twosections, one being secured to the water system lwhen the pipes areroughed in and being adapted to receive the second section of the faucetwhen the building is completed or when the water is to be drawn.

It is an object of my invention to provide the building trade with astandard faucet which is durable and requires no renewing of washers,and so constructed that its rst section is directly connected with thewater pipes and normally kept closed by the water pressure and onlybecomes operative when the second section and its handle are fastened toit.

A further object is to provide a faucet which is very easily opened andclosed, and may be made self-closing on the hot Water' side when sodesired, and in which the closing parts have no positive connection withits handle and therefore are not subjected to extreme stresses caused byundue pressure brought to bear on the handle.

A further object of my invention is to pro- Sn vide a compound faucet ona new principle which will permit the faucet to be removed Withoutshutting off the water pressure anywhere in the building, as metalliccheck valves located in the fixed section of the faucet take care ofthat. f

A further object of my invention of a new faucet is to eliminate leakingfaucets, and to reduce the number of handles and con- 'cealed fittings,and of perforations in the Wall and floors, bathtubs and wash stands,

etc.

The special advantages of my invention and further objects thereof willbe made evident hereinafter. v Reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. Similarnumerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. ll shows a front view of my faucet;

19a-s.- jseril Neissa-125.. i s F 2, aiverticalsection through;

'iFigmy faucet on thev linefS-.S of'Figure 45? faucet;

' Fig. 5`is a rear viewtof` washerjlfusedlin my faucet; and` y 'KF ig.6, a perspective-viewof an operating; member usedin my faucet. .j; f Itisevident that this faucet willgbeserviceable onany popular patterns.oftubs, Isinks anddwash ystands; where coldand hot waterfis use. y. preferto construct thisl faucetii the following manner' l 1 i- Y InFig. 2,1show the fixed .cylir'idrical sectionll threaded externally as shown at5 and formed with ports 7 into which theA pipesf maybethreaded.. 'l v76This section'is dividedlongitudinallyby'n f central Wall. 8, andtransversely by. a wallv lOF having an lannular-bushingllOloneach sideol the.' longitudinal wall 'with check valves 9L in the bushings', which`are free to'slide from; their.` seats, .by beingk provided withf guideistrips lOfQ'whichjpermit of free flow of Waterv when the checkfvalvesare lifted from'their seats'by the rods 11 proj ectingv from themovablesection 1 1... 'ofl the faucet. :The "fixed section being secured in thepipe systemof the: building, the l water pressure can be turned;A onwithout any intermediate 'shut-06f Lvalves sov far as theseV outletsare, concerned as :the check 'valves 9 close" imrned iately. whenpressureY is'l applied to theirbase '9'. "The removable section'll ofthe lfaucet consists of a tubular ca singl'l closed at one' end andformed with holes 13 that aline `'with the bushings` in the fixed-`sections;V f vScrews 1'2holdthe sections together.' The imovablesection at its joining end has a' rounded flange 1 4 encircling the endofthe fixedsectiony and anfinterposed gasket. l5 shown in detail'in Fig.5 and made 'of rubber orpressed-o'ute leather.; f i p v 'Froml the innerface ofthe'casing'extend twoflugs:1' `whi4ch serve as guides for 'theheads 17 .secured tor the rods 11' which 'have' the" wives 2e ,for@Showers-fastened therese: wn f 3,"a front view of thefxed sectionoff' YY .10. projection 24.

These valves are made of material that water will not distort and arepartly guided by the walls of the chambers in which they move.

A cross-piece 25 is made slidable on the rods 1l with a certain freedomof play, and is made to bear against the valve -heads 17 for seating thevalves 26 by means of a spring 24, one end of which bears against theend of the movable section and'which is'centered by a Transverselysupported in theffront endg ofthel removable section, in the plane ofthe rods 11, is the operating ste1n19, journal'edl inthe bearing 18 atone end and in the wall of the casing at the otherfend'as shown at *2115packing gland ZOfprevents leakage at the bearing. This'operating stem'isshown' in detail inyFig. 6 and has two cams 23 and 23 thereon which areadapted to act on the valve 20 heads 17' one cain becomin'gactive on aright "Y hand turn of the stem and the other ona left handturn- The cam23 has a reverse'cam.

23 associated therewith which'becom'es ac,

tive when the cam 23 isy turned beyond a pre- 25 determined degree.V Ahandle 30 is used for manipulating the stem 1,9. p

" The'front end of the removable section is closed by means of afjcapandan outlet isprovided in the spout 28. A soap dish 21 may 3Q be madeto surmount the faucet.

Theoperation of my Vfaucet is as follows: When therhandle is turned in acounterclock- Y wise directionas viewed in Fig. 4, the cam 23 pushesits'valve 26 from its seat and imme- 375 diately thereafter also opens thecorrespondi ingy @heck valve so as to cause hot water to be dispensed.After the'turningl movement has beenjcontinuedto a predetermined degree,the cam 23 becomes active ron the second w valve andallows cold water tomix with the. hot water,A The turning movement is stopped when thestraight wall of the cam 23" reaches the valvehead' ofthe cold watervalve. f

On a clockwisev turning of: the stem, the n ca'm523" is made to operatethe cold water valve andthe turning movement is Vstopped whentheVstraight wall of the cam 23 abuts withlthe, valve headof the hot watervalve.

' In case itis desired to make the'hot water m valve'selffclosing, aspring'27 having one end bearing on the lug 16 and its other bearing onthe straight face Vof the cam 23 may bev used for returning the stem toneutral position when the handle is released. 5 5, I claim asmy'invention: Y 51;. VA4v faucet having a receiving chamber with ,twocompartments adapted for. connec? tionl toa cold andhotwatersupplyrespectively and a, check valve in each compartmentv k430.. adapted tobe heldin closed position by theY i pressure of the water, and adischarge chamheli having a base for separating said chambers, saidbaseV having holes for registering withsaid compartment, andmeansforregp ulatingthe flowthrough each of said holes adapted toengage with thecheck valves for opening thesame against the pressure of the watersupply.

2. A faucet of the character described comprising a body .portioncontaining a multiple of receiving chambers adapted for lconnection to amultiple of supply sources, a common discharge chamber and a base forseparating the discharge chamber from Vthe others with openings thereinfor allowing water :to venterthe discharge chamf er from each o-f theothers, a gasket held in saidb'ase having valve seats thereon, amultiple of sliding rods supported in the body each havingavalvethereon, pressure means for forcing said valves on their seats anda member supported inthe' body portion hav ingmeans thereonforope'rating `oneor more ofsaid sliding rods. o p VIn testimonywhereof2 I have hereunto set my hand'at San Francisco, California, this26th of June, 1928.

